Arda Güler makes headlines in Spain: 'He reminds us of Mesut Özil'

The newspaper Marca featured a photo of Arda Güler and manager Carlo Ancelotti congratulating each other on its front page, writing, "The championship song is much closer. The rotation Ancelotti made in the team went unnoticed, and the victory came in San Sebastian. One goal from Arda was enough for Ancelotti to keep him on the team next season."

Selecting Arda as one of the five players who gave two stars in Real Madrid, Marca highlighted the view on its inside page that "Arda is preparing the 'Los Blancos' for the championship. The Turkish player's goal paved the way to mathematically reaching the championship next week."

One of the newspaper's prominent columnists, Roberto Gomez, also commented, "Arda Güler played a top-level match. He will be a key player in Real Madrid's future. Magnificent."

'OYSTER' COMPARISON

Referring to the news that emerged during the week regarding Arda, who became a subject of controversy for not celebrating with his teammates on the pitch following the victory against Barcelona in the El Clasico match last week, the newspaper As featured a photo of Arda and Nacho's goal celebration on its front page with the phrase "Welcome to the celebrations."

As's lead columnist Tomas Roncero wrote an article under the headline "The Golden Oyster for Güler," referring to the award given to the best film at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

'BRAVE AND MATURE'

Roncero wrote, "Arda scored on the first ball that came to him after Carvajal's magnificent side assist. Despite his youth, he possesses impressive courage and maturity. The Turk of my life!"

The newspaper El Mundo also featured the phrase "Therapy for Güler" in its headline, commenting, "In a Madrid side that started with substitutes with the Bayern Munich match in mind, the Turkish player was in the starting 11 and became the player who decided the victory. Some of Arda's movements remind us of Mesut Özil, both in terms of football and culture. Unpredictable but successful."

'WE WILL SEE WHAT HE CAN DO'

Emphasizing that the Turkish player showed on the pitch that he deserves to play in the starting 11, El Mundo commented, "Players with Arda's qualities do not always survive at Madrid. We will see what Arda, who came to Madrid at 19 and has not yet found his place, can do."

The newspaper El Pais used the headline "A touch from Güler is enough."

The report stated, "Very little time was enough for Arda Güler to leave his mark. Arda Güler was also enough for Real Madrid to get much closer to the championship mathematically."